I work three days a week, six hours a day as a janitor. Been there 8 years. I’ll do it until I learn to do it right.
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I had a job where family worked there, and the company was owned by a family friend
They cut me a lot of slack, and I was able to work there for 6 years
Then when the company was sold, my family and most other people left 1 by 1
It became impossible for me to work there, as the person who was my manager showed no compassion towards my situation
In March 2020, it ended when I tried to commit suicide…
Since then I worked self employed - until it became too much for me to manage the quoting.
In October 2021 I was at another company for 2 months, but they expected me to build their IT infrastructure from scratch, and they put far too much stress on me so I had to leave
Now I have been off work 8 months on sick
Have a new job starting in a few weeks. This time the team size is not 1 but 600
I have told them I have ASD and SZ…
What I am hoping is that this employer will be more accommodating like my old job, but we’ll have to wait and see
The important thing is not to give up on yourself and keep trying no matter what
It’s horrible being written off, and I think the struggle to achieve independence is a tough call to make, but ultimately worth it
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I usually work during the summer, but I started off getting covid and pancreatitis, so now I feel inadequate. I like working though. I do it for my own enjoyment. Hubby makes all the money so sometimes I feel I’m not pulling my weight. The kids are getting older, so in another ten years my youngest will be eighteen, then I can work full time again. Until then, I’ll feel bad about it.
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Just before Covid I volunteered one day a week. I was just able to handle that much. I wouldn’t be able to handle a regular job. The volunteer work was a pretty relaxed pace.
I’m ashamed to say that I’ve never worked. It’s a cause of great self stigma. My care coordinator said recently that some people with SMI can work, but others can’t. That my illness is a full time thing. I think she was trying to be kind.
I have always been between a rock and a hard place re employment that would be suitable. I don’t cope well under pressure and would not be able to cope with a high powered job, but have poor manual/practical skills. That has always made it hard re finding something suitable There also things like needing a job very close to where I live because of my poor sense of direction, the severe social anxiety, that have also added to that difficulty.
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Here you also have ‘sheltered workplaces’ and ‘labor care’.
Basically they want everyone to do something. But in practice, this doesn’t always work out.
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I don’t work, because of fibromyalgia, arthritis, and tendonitis. My sza is under control and I barely have any symptoms. My mental health got better, but my physical health limits what I can do.
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I cannot work anymore. I worked full-time for 7 years and then part-time for 2 years. I just can’t do it anymore. I left my last job in June of 2021.
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I am considering my options for the future. I think it would have to the right type of work environment and work. I am not fastest at memorizing. I would want to work in a way that is accommodating to me.
I’ve worked and now I don’t and it doesn’t bother me in the least that I don’t work anymore. I help people out pretty much every day with something so i stay busy. But if a person feels like a job will help define their life then go right ahead.
I am starting a job soon and I have a seriously bad brain but no symptoms. I don’t even know if I can do it. I’m just plowing ahead with this property maintenance for apartment buildings including the one I live in. If I crash and burn. So be it
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Actually I’m being forced to work. I have no choice. Even though I have the money not to work. The government screwed me and gave my sisters power over me. Haha. Crash and burn
I have been working since the Summer of 2019. I will reach 1-year working with my current employer in 2 months.
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That sucks- it’s difficult enough with this crap and then someone makes you go into a situation that can possibly not help you but make you worse….damn that’s rough.
Yeah admittedly I got a bad brain. But my sisters just won’t listen to my reasoning. They just say I’m incopmpetant. Any they will move me out of my apartment if I don’t work. I can’t do my budget. I have savings. I have no control. It’s ridiculous. Be careful who you give you power of attorney and personal directive to
I can do my budget. Ok. Sorry everybody. Bad situation
Im gonna apply for benifits next week, but im looking for a job something low stress like landscaping. I was thinking of doing a bachelor and working at a company but i dont think i can manage
I stepped down from work in March because i wasnt coping anymore. Im in the process of getting the disability pension. My partner has just got his for severe depression and anxiety. I feel comfident that i’ll get it.
My sisters should get a clue as to what schizophrenia means and what I’ve been through. How I feel. And get a clue
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I can work but it’s been really tough for me to hold down a job these last years consistently so…I can work part-time at least.
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